The Republic of The Full Moon is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 1.247 billion Full Moonians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Empty Moon Base. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Full Moonian economy, worth 150 trillion Loves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 120,504 Loves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, half of the nation's import/export industry is run from a location known only as 'Dead Man's Cove', the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, and children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Full Moon's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Full Moon is ranked 11,718^th in the world and 229^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,441.66 pounds of wildlife per square mile.